Dispenser for safety razor blades



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TTORNEY Patented Jan. 12, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DISPENSER FOR "SAFETY RAZOR BLADES Zemach. Auerbach, New York, N. Y. Application March 6, 1951, Serial No. 214,160

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to dispensers for safety razor blades which can be used with any conventional razor.

Broadly, it is an object of the invention to maintain the cutting edges of each blade of a stack of blades in an air-tight grip to guard such cutting edges against atmospheric moisture, or moisture from any other sources.

More particularly, it is anobject of the invention to provide a device which makes it impossible to eject more than a single blade at. a time.

A further objectis to retain the means for holding the blades within the dispenser at all times, to wit, both during and after the ejection of the blades.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a razor blade dispenser in which the uppermost blade is always ready for ejection and is not held within the dispenser against spring pressure.

A further object is to provide a dispenser for razor blades which can dispense the thinnest of blades singly and safely.

till another object is to provide an integral unit for dispensing double edged razor blades singly.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a very compact dispenser which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which can be constructed entirely of non-critical materials at the present time.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following detailed description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1. is a perspective view of an integralrazor blade holder and dispenser showing one embodiment of the invention; parts being broken away and a single razor blade being shown.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a holder and dispenser, with parts broken away and showing another embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 3 is a flattened out view showing a pair of ribbon like strips Whichare folded to formpockets to hold the conventional safety razor blades.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view showing two razor blades in position between folds.

Fig. 6 is a viewshowing a pair of strips partly folded.

Fig. 7 is an isometric perspective View, partly broken. away, of another embodiment and "shows by means of dot-dash lines, the thumb of a hand pressing through an opening in the jacket to push the uppermost razor blade in the dispenser 2 outwardly and "discharge same v from the dispenser. l

Fig. 8 is an elevational'view of the end-of same looking toward the end at the right of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken'along line 9 -9 of Fig. 7 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of shelves having centrally located openings and folded! in accordion fashion.

Fig. 11 is a perspective'view of a modified section of shelves.

Fig. 12 is a plan view of the shelves shown in Fig. 1'0, partly broken away.

Fig. 13 is a plan view of the shelves shown in Fig. 11, partly broken away.

Fig; 14. is a plan-"view of :amodiiied jacket.

Fig. 15 shows a sectional view of the jacket shown in Fig. 14 when fol'de'dan'd taken approximately along lines l5|5 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view taken approximately along lin l6--l 6 of Fig. 14 when folded.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of another form of jacket.

Fig. I8 is a perspective View showing the jacket of Fig. 17 folded;

Fig. 19 is a diagrammatic view which will herein'af ter be fully explained.

Fig. 20 is a fragmentary detail which shows crin'iped side edges of the shelveswa'nd cover.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, I designates a housing, preferably made of plastic, which is much wider than the Width of a razor blade and open at both ends. The housing I comprises a bottom 2, side walls 3 and 4, and top flanges 5 and 6 extending the length of the housing to form a top opening 1" centrally along the length of the housing. Along the sides of the housing and aligned with the said top flanges 5 and B are recessed shelves =8 open at one end and closed 'at the opposite end. It will be observed that the openings of the said shelves 8 are alternatively arranged, allowing razor blades which may be held within the shelves to be withdrawn or moved outwardly from the housing. one at a time and alternatively in opposite directions, from both ends of the dispenser. A razor blade '34 is shown int-he lowermost shelf 8. "The shelves 3 above one another will be designated as a section of shelves, a dispenser having two opposed sections of shelves.

Approximately one fourth of the outside longitudinal opposed ledges of the blade 34 rest upon two opposite shelves 8 on the same plane and are held by frictional engagement with the upper shelf. The space or channel between the respective shelves and the inside side walls 3 and 4 are filled with a lubricating and non-drying adhesive compound. The opposed ends of ledges 4| abut the closed ends of shelves 8 and the right angle corner formed by the shoulder 40 and the ends of the ledges 4| centrally align the blades within the housing.

With this dispenser the uppermost blade on the upper shelf 8 may be easily moved outwardly to be withdrawn from the dispenser by a finger pressure and movement in the direction of withdrawal indicated by an arrow upon each blade. When the uppermost blade'has been withdrawn, the next blade becomes the uppermost blade and may be withdrawn out of the opposite end of the dispenser. When the blade is partially removed from the housing it may be completely dischargd onto the razor head.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, and

6, a pair of ribbon like members 59 and 5| are folded into an accordion type, as shown in Fig. 6, to form shelves, alternately open upon opposite sides, with the ledges 4| of the razor blades engaging against the said ribbon members 50 and 5!. The dot-dash semicircles in Figs. 4 and 6 indicate the direction of the folding movements. The stippling indicated in Fig. 3 denotes a coating of a non-drying adhesive applied to both sides of the ribbon members 50 and 5|. When the ribbon members 50 and 5| are folded in accordion, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 6, a compact package is formed with the ledges 4| and the cutting edges of the blades within an air-tight grip thus protecting the cutting edges against damage from moisture. After the package is formed, the shoulders 43 fall between the inner parallel edges of ribbon members 50 and 5| which have become shelves for the blades, centrally aligning the blades with respect to the parallel ribbon members 59 and 5|. The stack of blades within the ribbon members 50 and SI may be enclosed within a jacket I2 and stapled in position within the jacket, as shown and described for Fig. 7. As the blades are removed singly, the shelves (composed of ribbon members 50 and 5|) are held and remain within the jacket I2. In place of jacket I2 the jackets or housings shown in Figs. 14, 1'7 and may be used.

In the form shown in Fig. '7, a housing which comprises an open ended enclosing jacket I2 is formed with a bottom I3, side walls I4 and I5 and flanges I6 and H at the top leaving an opening I8.

Encased within the enclosing jacket I2 is a safety razor blade holding member consisting of an accordion type folded strip I9 (Fig. 10) folded at one end at AAA and at the opposite end at BB-B forming shelves 20, 22 and 24 open at one end and shelves 2|, 23 and 25 open at the opposite ends. Each fold, when pressed against its adjacent fold is adapted to hold therebetween a safety razor blade as shown in Figs. '7, 8 and 9. It will be noted that the shelves when formed by the pressed together folds are open at opposite ends, in alternate order; to wit, shelves 20, 22 and 2e open on one 'end, while shelves 2|, 23 and 25 open at the opposite end and are so arranged that a razor blade held in the shelves may be withdrawn in opposite directions, one at a time in an alternate sequence.

The folded sections of the strip I9 will hereinafter be termed shelves, the upper shelf being designated as 25, the lower shelf 21 and the intermediate shelves 28, 29, 30, 3| and 32. The razor 4 blade designated as 33 is the uppermost blade, 34 the lowermost blade and 35 the remaining intermediate blades. The shelves 23 to 32, inclusive, have centrally located elongated openings II as best shown in Fig. 10. The upper surfaces of the intermediate shelves 28, 29, 36, 3|, 32 and the lower shelf 21 are formed along their sides with lapped over spacers 3% to compensate for the thickness of the blade (Figs. 9 and 10) and form a recess in each shelf to receive the razor blades.

The drawings (Figs. '7, 8, 9 and 10) show a dispenser for razor blades which are placed on the shelves 20 to 25. The shelves 23 to 32, inclusive, are snugly folded together and slipped into the enclosing jacket I2 (Figs. 7, 8 and 9). Staples 33 may then be driven through the jacket and shelves and hold the parts immovable with the exception of the razor blades which are free to be withdrawn from the dispenser, one at a time. A finger pressure upon the uppermost razor blade 33 will dispense that razor blade, as indicated in Fig. 7, out from one end of the dispenser. The blade 35 which was directly under blade 33 will, after blade 33 has been discharged from the dispenser, become the uppermost blade and may be similarly discharged from the dispenser but from the opposite end thereof. Each blade may be thus successively discharged, but in alternate directions. The arrows L in Fig. 10 indicate the blade movement to the left while the arrows R indicate the opposite movement of the blades to the right.

As herein already set forth, the razor blades are of the conventional type and are formed with narrowed end portions or shoulders 40 and ledges 4|. In the embodiment above described the shelves are long enough to contain the entire blade, one narrowed shoulder 40 engaging against the inner fold of the said shelves while the opposite narrowed shoulder of each razor blade is fully contained within the shelves. When the dispenser is assembled with the blades therein, the finger passes into openings I8 and II to contact the blade and as each blade is removed, the finger passes through the various openings II of the shelves. Suitable non-drying adhesive is applied to both sides of the shelves to hold the blade in a manner similar to that described for Fig. 3. The alignment of the blades centrally of the dispenser is accomplished by the folded ends of the shelves. In Fig. 11, however, there is shown an embodiment wherein a central slot 42 is formed at the bending edge of each shelf formation of the folded strip I9 through which the shoulder 4!! of the razor blade passes to bring the end of the ledge 4| into engagement with the inner folding line of the said shelves and thus centrally align the blade in the dispenser.

In Figs. 14, 15 and 16 there is shown a form of jacket which may be formed of thin sheet metal. Fig. 14 shows a flattened blank form in which the dotted lines indicate the folding lines. Fig. 15 illustrates the form when the blank is shaped. This figure is approximately taken on line I5--I5 of Fig. 14 when the blank is folded to form a bottom I3, sides I4 and I5 and ledge like top portions I6 and I1 leaving an opening I 8. Offset lugs El and 62 are formed in the bottom portion I3 and replace the staples 39 previously mentioned, by bending the lugs inwardly.

Fig. 1'7 shows the blank of another form of jacket and Fig. 18 is a perspective of the blank when folded into shape. In this form, made of paper or other suitable material, a staple 39' is provided to'hold the parts together. An opening 65 is formed in the top portion which corresponds to the open slot l8 heretofore mentioned.

The diagram shown in Fig. 19 indicates the folded strip to form the shelves mentioned hereinbefore and the movement of the blades therefrom. The arrows LL-L and R-R-R indicating the direction of the blade discharging movements from the dispenser.

The non-drying adhesive heretofore mentioned may be employed through the various forms or same may be dispensed with as there is sufficient frictional contact of the blades with the surfaces of the shelves to retain the blades against dislodgement. The entire dispenser, except the staples, is preferably made of light gauge paper with the exception of form shown in Fig. 1. The form shown in Figs. 14, and 16 may also be made of paper in which case, staples may be substituted for the lugs BI and 62. Attention is further directed to the positioning of the razor blades in the shelves.

Crimping the edges as at 10 and shown in Fig. 20 may also be substituted for the staples.

It is obvious that various modifications and changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A razor blade dispenser comprising in combination, a casing open at its respective ends and having the top thereof formed with a finger receiving opening, a plurality of pairs of opposed blade-receiving pockets arranged longitudinally and in superposed relation in said casing, each pair of opposed pockets being open at one end and closed at its opposite end, the closed ends of one pair of pockets underlying the open ends of the next superposed pair of pockets, and a stack of double-edged blades arranged longitudinally in superposed relation in said casing with each blade having its opposed sharpened edges disposed within one of a pair of said opposed pockets so that the blades may be dispensed one at a time alternatively from the opposite open ends of the casing when the finger is pressed against the uppermost blade of the stack and the uppermost blade is moved longitudinally in the direction of the open end of the pair of opposed pockets containing the uppermost blade.

2. A razor blade dispenser comprising in combination, a casing open at its respective ends and having the top thereof formed with a finger receiving opening, a pair of spaced strips folded upon themselves in accordion fashion to form a plurality of pairs of opposed spaced blade-receiving pockets, said pairs of pockets being arranged longitudinally in the casing, and a stack of double-edged blades arranged longitudinally in superposed relation in said casing with each blade having its opposed sharpened edges disposed each within one of a pair of said opposed pockcts, so that the blades may be dispensed one at a time alternately from the opposite open ends of the casing when the finger is pressed against the uppermost blade of the stack and the uppermost blade is moved longitudinally in a predetermined direction.

3. A razor blade dispenser comprising in combination, a casing open at its respective ends and having the top thereof provided with a finger receiving opening, a pair of spaced strips folded transversely upon themselves in accordion fashion to form a plurality of pairs of opposed spaced blade-receiving pockets arranged longitudinally and in superposed relation in the casing, each pair of opposed pockets being open at one end and closed at its opposite end, the closed ends of one pair of opposed pockets underlying the open ends of the next superposed pair of pockets, and a stack of double-edged blades arranged longitudinally in superposed relation in said casing with each blade having its opposed sharpened edges disposed within one of a pair of opposed pockets so that the blades may be dispensed one at a time alternately from the opposite open ends of the casing when the finger is pressed against the uppermost blade of the stack and said uppermost blade is moved longitudinally in the direction of the open ends of its blade-receiving pockets.

4. A razor blade dispenser of the character described in claim 3, wherein the blades are held in the respective pairs of opposed pockets by frictional engagement with the top and bottom faces of the respective blade-receiving pockets.

ZEMACH AUERBACH.

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